{"id":2038,"date":"2023-10-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2023-10-01T21:41:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:41:24","slug":"mining-the-archive-mondays-ep-44-the-history-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=2038","title":{"rendered":"Mining the Archive Mondays: Ep. 44: The History Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6808\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2038-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_44_History_Channel.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_44_History_Channel.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_44_History_Channel.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_44_History_Channel.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2038-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_44_History_Channel.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_44_History_Channel.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week join Andrew, Jonathan, and Steve as Andrew leads a deep dive discussion into the history of The History Channel. The guys discuss how programming on the channel has changed, who owns the channel, and what strategies they&#8217;ve employed to stay relevant to capture advertiser dollars. If you like History, history, or the history of History, you&#8217;ll dig this episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"History (The History Channel) 1995 - 2011\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NMS7Ob0sbE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"History Channel Commercial 1995\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hZOvkUN59BE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"464\" data-id=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/brief-history-1024x464.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/brief-history-1024x464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/brief-history-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/brief-history-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/brief-history-624x283.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">attribution (unclear, perhaps Germany or South America?)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"172\" data-id=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Arts__Entertainment_1986-1024x172.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Arts__Entertainment_1986-1024x172.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Arts__Entertainment_1986-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Arts__Entertainment_1986-768x129.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Arts__Entertainment_1986-624x105.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">early A&amp;E logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1998_The-History-Channel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1998_The-History-Channel.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1998_The-History-Channel-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The History Channel circa 1998<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"177\" data-id=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/peter-graves.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-867\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MST3K knows what to say when they see Peter Graves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/graves_bio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/graves_bio.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/graves_bio-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter Graves Biography (late 1990s)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\" data-id=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ae-vice1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ae-vice1.jpg 618w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ae-vice1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">H2 is rebranded Vice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" data-id=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/history-tv-tamil_boon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/history-tv-tamil_boon.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/history-tv-tamil_boon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/history-tv-tamil_boon-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">more recent History (attribution: Tamil Boon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Andrew, Jonathan, and Steve as Andrew leads a deep 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